Monday, November 2, 2009

Adelaide stormwater harvesting to be tripled

Greg Kelton in Adelaide Now (Australia): More than three times as much stormwater will be harvested and recycled in Adelaide, with a series of projects to benefit from $150 million in new funding. The Federal Government today announced it had given the go-ahead for funding to numerous stormwater conservation projects around Adelaide.

The projects will more than triple the annual stormwater harvest from the current six billion litres to more than 20 billion litres. The State Government will contribute $45 million and the Commonwealth $65 million, with the remainder coming from local government.

Federal Water Minister Penny Wong paid tribute to No Pokies Senator Nick Xenophon for his role in seeking extra funding for stormwater harvesting while negotiating the passage of the Commonwealth's stimulus package through the Senate.

Premier Mike Rann said the projects would give a substantial lift to stormwater harvesting in SA, while Water Security Minister Karlene Maywald said it showed the Government was committed to diversifying the state's water supplies….

June 2009 – At the studios of Cleanskies TV, I was interviewed about the costs of climate change, and discussed adaptation efforts underway in the US and around the world.

May 2009 – I helped draft the scenarios for Rising Waters, a multistakeholder scenarios effort focused on climate change adaptation in the Hudson Valley. The final report is now completed and available here.

May 2008 – I reviewed two books on climate and energy in the New Leader magazine: James Gustave Speth's The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability, plus Robert Bryce's Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence.

January 2008 – A very local paper covers a very global issue.... The Litchfield County Times in northwestern Connectictut ran an article in January 2008 about Carbon-Based.

Now available: Climate Change Adaptation in 2011

A selection of my writings from 2011, plus some of my posts, as well as links... all focusing on the risks of climate change